Stephen Shenker | |
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| Born | 1953[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A.) Cornell University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | string theory phase transitions |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lars Onsager Prize (2010) National Academy of Sciences Dirac Medal (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Stanford University Rutgers University University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | John Kogut |
| Doctoral students | Joanne Cohn Matthew Kleban |
Stephen Hart Shenker (born 1953) is an American theoretical physicist who works on string theory. He is a professor at Stanford University and former director of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics. His brother Scott Shenker is a computer scientist.